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Valuation and transfer pricing
Case Studies
- Advised Global 100 European luxury goods manufacturer regarding legal requirements and measures to ensure the proper exclusion of management fees and certain royalties from dutiable value for goods imported into the US.
- Assisted European luxury goods manufacturers and other companies to review the sufficiency of their transfer pricing and the operational modifications necessary to successfully obtain duty reduction benefits by using a Nissho Iwai first sale valuation structure for their multi-tiered sales of goods from jurisdictions such as the EU, China and Australia.
- Assisted an American semiconductor assembly equipment manufacturer to address its disputes with Chinese Customs officials regarding the correct dutiable value of certain software sent to China and hardware products containing software.
- Conducted multi-country analysis regarding optimal classification and valuation of a client’s products, and advised regarding globally standardized procedures and strategies to take advantage of internationally harmonized WCO and WTO provisions.
- Assisted US multinational minerals trading company and its European subsidiaries to defend against allegations of improper transfer pricing and fraudulent customs valuation in an investigation led by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF). Obtained complete cancellation of potentially multimillion Euro claim.
- Advised a US tobacco company and its foreign subsidiaries, as well as a Korean eyewear distributor, regarding customs valuation, and their rights under GATT 1994 and the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement in several countries. Enabled the companies to avoid improperly assessed duties and taxes in local jurisdictions.
- Assisted major US capacitor manufacturer to negotiated favorable deductive value determination.
- Assisted major US luxury goods retailer to negotiate customs audit results, justify foreign inland freight calculations, perform follow-up internal compliance review and prepare customs compliance procedures manual.
- Assisted large US footwear importer to preserve the duty-free status of commissions paid to its buying agent in Hong Kong.
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